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WordSmitten produces the About the Books broadcast on Sunday afternoons at 5 PM. Our interviews for 2014 include Johnny Temple, book publisher (Akashic Books), and chair of the Brooklyn Literary Council. Recent segments include Pulitzer Prize-winning author Gilbert King (Devil in the Grove), literary legend Tom Robbins, Guy Kawasaki (Author, Publisher, Entrepreneur (APE): How to Publish a Book") and Sara Nelson, returning guest to talk about her legendary career as editor-in-chief of Publishers Weekly (PW), as book editor of the Oprah Magazine, and now editorial director of a division of Amazon. Visit www.About-the-Books.com for all our interviews with great authors. WordSmitten. www.WordSmitten.com www.About-the-Books.com www.twitter.com/wordsmitten www.meetup.com/wordsmitten www.WordSmittenMedia.com

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Tim Dorsey, author of Florida Roadkill, Cadillac Beach, and The Big Bamboo, launches his new book this month. "Gator a-Go-Go" is a madcap romp following the Spring Break Brigade on Florida beaches, with murder, mayhem, and and... more

$0Rick Bragg is the Pulitzer Prize-winning writer of best-selling and critically acclaimed books on the people of the foothills of the Appalachians – All Over but the Shoutin’, Ava’s Man and The Prince of Frogtown. Bragg, a native... more

Kate Sullivan interviews Jane Smiley, awarded the 1992 Pulitzer Prize for "A Thousand Acres," is the author of ten works of fiction, including The Age of Grief, The Greenlanders, Ordinary Love and Good Will, and Moo. Her... more

Kate Sullivan interviews author Bernie Ilson who wrote his new book as his dissertation for his PhD. Title: SUNDAYS WITH SULLIVAN: HOW THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW BROUGHT ELVIS, THE BEATLES, AND CULTURE TO... more

A New York Times Notable Book of the Year A Salon.com Top Ten Book of the Year A Plain Dealer (Cleveland) Best Book of the Year A Slate Best Book of the Year When Dr. Leo Liebenstein's wife disappears, she leaves behind a single... more

Kate Sullivan interviews notable author, publisher, and editor, Jane Friedman. At a recent WordSmitten Writing Conference held at the University of Tampa, Friedman conducted a special session titled, "The Book Publishing Industry:... more

Kate interviews author and Seattle Bureau Chief for the New York Times, Timothy Egan, on March 1, 2009 at 4 PM, live from New York. Egan, author of "The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust... more

Tony Curtis appears live on the WordSmitten "About the Books" program on March 1 at 4 PM. Tony Curtis is an American film actor famous for handsome good looks and trademark New York accent. He discusses his book, "American... more

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